Christmas 2015: With 50 days until Noël, countdown to John Lewis ad begins

50 days until Christmas, Coca Cola vans around the corner and the John Lewis ad about to drop; it's Christmas 2015

For many Coca-Cola's iconic truck tour marks the official start of Christmas (Rex Features)

There's 50 days until Christmas. The John Lewis ad is being prepared. The Yuletide countdown is here.

It's almost certainly too early. But we don't decide when Christmas starts — John Lewis and Coca Cola do.

And they have decided that it is here.

The big lines so far:

• Who is Aurora, the new star of the John Lewis Christmas advert?

• Could Sky Movies knock reigning champion John Lewis off the top spot this year?

• The top 12 Christmas toys in 2015

• Watch the Waitrose Christmas TV advert with Heston Blumenthal

• Oprah Winfrey releases annual 'Favourite Things' list for Christmas, including $500 chocolates, 'luxury salt' and $425 knives

• Coca-Cola’s Christmas truck is visiting a city near you